Gun Club: "Crabdance" (from "The Great Divide" EP)
intro: 2x E/F E/F G -0/1—1—1—-0/1-1-1—-3-3-3- -0/1—1—1—-0/1-1-1—-3-3-3- -2/2—2—2—-2/2-2-2—-4-4-4- -3/3—3-3—-3/3-3-3—-5-5-5- -3/3—3-3—-3/3-3-3—-5-5-5- -0/1—1—1—-0/1-1-1—-3-3-3-
continue with intro riff throughout the verses
E/F E/F G Everybody always liked Johnny's mother everybody always thought that she was so cool everybody went over to her friend's one day she had no choice but to eat it F C D And wow! What a time we had! F C D she had to do the crab dance F C D wow! What a time we had! F C D she had to do the crab dance Well, she really thought that she was going to make it so she moved out to Hollywood she went out to become an actress she got down to take it And wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance Well, she really thought that she was going to make it she sped straight down to the bottom writhing in circles down there making a film about Hollywood And wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance break: G E But she really thought that she was gonna make it but bright are the lights of Hollywood loud are the shouts of Hollywood and all the choices are taken And wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance instrumental = verse And wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance break: G E Everybody always like Johnny's mother everybody watches her show everyday from somewhere near Champaign, Illinois we all got down to take it! And wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance wow! What a time we had! she had to do the crab dance (continue with chorus chords) She really had to do it she didn't have a choice to do the crab dance to do the crab dance well, you torn your dress, your face is a mess you can get enough of you got a transmission and a live wire to do the crab dance to do the crab dance well, crab dancing crab dancing crab dancing dancing, dancing
end: F C D
note: the version described here is the one from the EP "The Great Divide". The other one from the EP "The Breaking Hands" has partly different lyrics, is a little bit shorter at the end and the music sounds less aggressive.